Fan



Patented Apr. lll, 1925.

LILLIAN M. DABNEY, OF KANSAS CITY, KANSAS.

FAN.

Application filed November new and useful Improvements in Fans, of

which the following is a specification.

My nntention relates to improvements in `'fans for personal use and myobject is to provide a novelty of this character which is both artisticand useful, and which may be folded into compact form when not 1n use.

In order that the invention may be fully understood, reference will nowbe had to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the fan in open position.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the fan in folded position.

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view of the fan in open position.

Fig. 4 is a. detail perspective view of the body portion of the faninfolded position.

Referring now in detail to the different parts, 2 designates a tubularhandle open at both ends and which may consist of celluloid or othersuitable material. 4 designates the body portion of the fan which mayconsist of printed Japanese paper or other suitable material. Said bodyportion is creased at intervals as indicated at 5, so that itinay bereadily folded into compact form and introduced into thevv handle 2. The

y end margins ofthe body portion 4 are reinforced by a strip of ribbon,tape or other strong material 6, which is pasted or otherwise affixed tosaid margins.

8 designates acord tied around the lower end of the body portion 4 toretain said lower end in compact form and also provide a point of.attachment for the upper end of a cord 10, which is provided at itslower end with a stop, preferably, in the form of'a ring 12.

14 designates a cord or elastic extending through lthe ends of thereinforcement 6 and attached to stops 16 in the forni of ornamentalbeads, or buttons.

In practice the body portion 4 is withdrawn from the handle 2 by thecord or elastic 14 until checked by the ring 1'?. contacting the lowerend of said handle 2, as

V shown by Figs. 1 and 8. The body portion 4 is then spread to openposition b y pulling downwardly upon the cord or elastic 6, 1924. SerialN0. 748,174.

14 and engaging the same under the lower end of the handle 2. The fan isnow ready for use. D When it is desired to adjust the body portion 4 toinactive position the cord or elastic 14 is disengaged from the lowerend of the handle 2. 'lf he ring 12 is then pulled downwardly, whichoperation draws the body portion 4 into the handle 2 until checked bythe stops 1G contacting the upper end of said handle. From the foregoingdescription it will be understood that the stops 12 and 16 prevent thebody portion 4 from being entirely withdrawn from either end of thehandle 2.

While I have shown and described the preferred form of the invention, Ireserve the right to make such changes in the construction, combinationand arrangement of parts as properly fall within the spirit and scope ofthe invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is:

1. In a fan of the character described, a foldable body portion, atubular element for supporting said body portion while in operativeposition and into which said body portion may be folded to inoperativeposition, an elastic attached to the body portion to adjust the same tooperative position, and a stop to limit the inward movement of the bodyportion when the same is drawn into the handle.

2. A fan of the character described consisting of a foldable bodyportion, a tubular handle supporting said body portion while inoperative position and into which said body portion may be folded toinoperative position, a cord for drawing the folded body portion intosaid handle, a ring at one end of said cord to check the outwardmovement of the body portion when the same is adjusted to operativeposition, an elastic attached to said body portion to draw the saineoutwardly to operative position, and stops secured to said elastic tocheck the inward movement of the body portion when the same is folded toinoperative position in the handle.

ln testimony whereof I atiix my signature, in the presence of twowitnesses.

LILLIAN M. DABNEY. lVitnesses L. J. FISCHER, F. Gr. FISCHER.

